07 Marvellous Merthyr: Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin visits General Dynamics’ factory in Wales to see Ajax vehicles in the final stages of testing
08 Pomp and ceremony: HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the Royal Navy’s two future flagships procured by DE&S, has been officially named
14 Farewell DLE: Major General Robert Talbot Rice tells Desider about his fascinating career and his proudest moments at DE&S
16 VIP visit: MOD Permanent Secretary Stephen Lovegrove and Civil Service CEO John Manzoni visit Abbey Wood to see the benefits of our transformation programme
17 First firing: DE&S team praised by Defence Minister following the first firings of the Sea Ceptor missile system from a Royal Navy ship
20 DSEI roundup: DE&S announce a new contract for innovative bomb disposal robots and the Disposal Services Authority (DSA) is renamed the Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA)
22 Thinking ahead: New batch of General Purpose Frigates announced as part of new National Shipbuilding Strategy
23 New arrival: RFA Tiderace - second of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s new Tide-class support ships arrives in Cornwall
24 Best wishes: Vice Admiral Sir Simon Lister reminisces about his career at DE&S following his appointment with the Aircraft Carrier Alliance
33 Special tribute: DE&S team cycle from Belgium to MOD Abbey Wood to commemorate Battle of Passchendaele